Indirect fire in Lberation DLC

[Lusitani]

Aren't US howitzers supposed to be able to do indirect fire? I was trying to use the 1st unlockable 105mm howitzer but it never responds to indirect fire orders. Did something change with this DLC or simply that art piece isn't able to do it?

[Urk_da_WAAAGH!]

Are you using the F6 attack terrain order? I did that and it worked pretty well, check if they have range where you are trying to shoot and if there is enough distance for them to arc their shots

[PolecatEZ]

They have both modes, but sometimes the unit will get stuck in direct fire mode for some reason. Generally they start the match in "indirect" mode.

There's probably a hotkey or command to change it back, I just don't know what it is.

[Saxhorn]

You can't select indirect or direct fire. If the unit firing can't see the target then technically it's indirect fire but it doesn't always work.

Make sure you have HE ammo loaded. You can't indirect fire other types of ammo.

With an infantry gun even using F6 you can't always spam rounds at a point on the map you can't see.

sometimes if I get at least one unit to able to see the spot you can fire at it. Which technically might be indirect for the gun that's shooting. Sometimes it fires one round then stops.

Full artillery pieces don't seem to have this issue most of the time.

From my limited play on the new maps I've noted the bocage really gets in the way of infantry gun type units and they won't fire at pretty much anything.

[Lusitani]

What I did was, chose an area to bombard (in range) with F6, the crew starts raising the barrel to fit the distance...and nothing. Maybe it has to do with the loaded round like @Saxhorn said. I'll give it a try. Thanks for the input.

[Ameno]

hello guys, is it possible to set a round with air burst effect ?

[B C]

Originally posted by Ameno:

hello guys, is it possible to set a round with air burst effect ?

Lol

[Saxhorn]

Originally posted by Ameno:

hello guys, is it possible to set a round with air burst effect ?

No.

All you can do is shoot at trees and hope it hits one.

[§_blima22_§]

Originally posted by Lusitani:

What I did was, chose an area to bombard (in range) with F6, the crew starts raising the barrel to fit the distance...and nothing. Maybe it has to do with the loaded round like @Saxhorn said. I'll give it a try. Thanks for the input.

It means there’s something in the way of your target and the howitzer.